Intent

Intent of the Agricultural Research Fund (ARF)

For the ARF, the SBARE shall solicit proposals that support agricultural research projects that:

• have a positive economic impact for producers of crops and livestock in North Dakota;
• improve the quantity and/or quality of agricultural commodities;
• lead to efficiencies in, or sustainability of agricultural productivity;
• are submitted by individuals, groups, or institutions from either the public or the private sector;
• are selected through a competitive process that includes review of written proposals;
• include funding from other sources, public or private; and
• include a framework for timely progress toward stated objectives.

_{Approved June 1, 1998
Some text and style taken from NDAPUC Documents. Used with permission.}